Table 2.

Characteristics of Study Sample

	Study sample N=271	%
Age^a
20–50	65	24.2
51–60	74	27.5
61–70	70	26.0
71+	60	22.3
Gender^a
Male	251	93.3
Female	18	6.7
Race^a
White	244	92.8
Other	19	7.2
Education^a
Less than 12^th Grade	16	5.9
12^th Grade or Equivalent	65	24.2
Trade/Tech/Vocational	32	11.9
Some College	83	30.9
Associate/Bachelor Degree	55	20.5
Post-Graduate/Professional	18	6.7
Marital Status^a
Married/With Partner	135	50.0
Divorced	42	15.6
Never Married	40	14.8
Widowed	31	11.5
Separated	22	8.2
Respondents by VA Facility
Site 1, Surburan	93	34.3
Site 2, Urban	74	27.3
Site 3, Urban	104	38.4
Treatment for Depression
VHA & Non-VHA (Past 5 Years)^a	103	38.4
Depression Treatment Within HEDIS Guidelines^b	92	34.0
Depression Treatment Not Within HEDIS Guidelines^b	51	18.8
Mental Health Treatment (Not For Depression)	10	3.7
No Treatment	118	43.5

Note:

To account for missing data among the overall sample, n = 263 for race, n = 269 for age, gender, and education, and n = 270 for marital status.

HEDIS guidelines include optimal practitioner contact, defined as three or more outpatient mental health follow-up encounters with a mental health or non-mental health practitioner within the 84 day acute treatment phase of depression; and 2) effective medication coverage, defined as continuity of antidepressant medication treatment during 84 of the 114 days following the index anti-depressant prescription date.